Saddam Hussein should change his mind and allow the U.N. to do its job.

It did not change my mind.

I don't think we should rule out a change in the CPI if, based on technical analysis, there's a broad-based agreement that the CPI can be changed in such a way as to better and more accurately reflect inflation, ... Meet the Press.

Expectations are at absolute rock-bottom levels. So this is huge. If they actually achieve it, it does change things.

I think it will be an evolutionary change lasting until after 2005, which means after the remaining Y2K work is over. As software packages get better and more tailorable by business people, the business people will become the technology people -- and that will turn things around.

Civilizations grow old and die right in front of our eyes.